The colours of Goose Fair : The Bungee Man

Those of you who know Nottingham will be aware of the 'Goose Fair'.........Those of you who don't...well it's meant to be the largest travelling fair in the UK and is a well established Nottingham Tradition dating back over 700 years.

It's now high tech funfairs rather than selling geese, but does allow lots of photo opportunities.

We went on Wednesday evening 'early doors' about 7.15 pm.

I put my EOS 450D to ISO-400 , turned the dial to 'P' for ...cough ...'Professional' and let my camera do the work !

This is a shot of one of the young men supervising the 'bungee' ride. The one were you sit in a capsule, attached to a long elastic band and then they release you upwards into the sky. His 'customers' are currently high in the sky bouncing like a ball on the end of an ....errrrr elastic band !! I have a shot of some of his customers too !

When I say 'you sit in a capsule'. I didn't actually mean myself !!!

I don't know if the colours are a tad too vibrant, the only adjustments were 'auto levels' in the GIMP photo editor.



I don't

[monika]

wow! i really like colours:) nice shoot:)

[Judith Greenwood]

The colours are great - and his expression. @psychographer has a photo of the bungee but as I told her I have a phobia about it bungeeing before the people are strapped in!

[peter/zipp]

like it
great colour, not fussed about doing a bungee mind.
(p.s - we should've/could've beaten your lot on tues - bloody kevin davies..)

[Phil Howcroft]

@sleepdozer57 ahh peter , we are useless at the moment and kevin davies .....should hang his boots up ...we take the easy lump it option when he's around ....marching on together

[Phil Howcroft]

@judithg thanks judith. I have no desire to be 'bungee'd'

[Phil Howcroft]

@monikasam thank you monica

[Kerri]

Great colors

[Jennifer C]

cool image! A fair that has been going for 700 years! Mind boggling!

[Pat Knowles]

The colours need to be vibrant as it is a vibrant world in the entertainment business! I can't imagine anything worse than being bungeed into the sky by this bored looking young man!! I always used to hold the coats at the bottom!!!! These traditional fairs are good fun to walk around at night though....long may they continue!

[Anita]

I used to love Goose Fair. Didn't really have the same appeal when I went last year. Mind you it was still light and that has never felt right. I love how excited this fellow looks!
lol

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

I love this! The mad colourful background contrasting with the bored calm bungee man!! Great shot.

[Mike]

Heard about this only yesterday evening on the radio. Sounds like it's a great w/e of fun!

[Fanny Brogden]

Oh that sounds horrendous..........i can't even go round on the big wheel these days!! marvellous colours and just love the utterly disinterested expression on the bungee boy!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@fannyb thanks fanny, no rides for me either......i've done most of the white knuckles with my daughters ....although i cannot cope with being spun !!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@caddick thanks mike, yes it is

[Phil Howcroft]

@tishpics thank you patricia, i have a follow up shot later

[Phil Howcroft]

@anron ha ha anita, actually goose fair seemed a bit smaller this year !

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat thanks pat, no bungee ever for this 365'er !!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenrobcarr yes jennifer 700+ years !!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens kerri thnx :)

[Allison Williams]

What a good looking young man, I like his dreamy gaze, as if he were far, far away. You couldn't get me in one of those things for all the tea in China!